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Question
Read the following excerpt carefully and answer the question :
A Prayer to Agni
Here are two verses from the Rigveda invoking Agni, the God of Fire:
Bring, O strong one, this sacrifice of ours to the Gods, O wise one, as a liberal giver. Bestow on us, O priest, abundant food. Agni, obtain, by sacrificing, mighty wealth for us. Pro-cure, O Agni, forever to him who pays to you (the gift of) nourishment the wonderful cow. May a son be ours, offspring that continues our line...
Verses such as these were composed in a special kind of Sanskrit, known as Vedic Sanskrit. They were taught orally to men belonging to priestly families.
Why were sacrifices performed during the Vedic Period?
Options
For the birth of daughters
For the birth of sons
For spiritual satisfaction
For seeking the blessings of Buddha
Solution
For the birth of sons
